Cheap flights from Shanghai to Cairns from $428

According to our data, Friday is the cheapest day to fly to Cairns from Shanghai. The lowest ticket price found for a Friday departure recently was $493. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Wednesday because tickets tend to average around $646. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Cairns.

In the morning is the cheapest time of day to fly from Shanghai to Cairns when you can find flight prices for as low as $463. Flying to Cairns in the morning is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. If you have a flexible travel schedule, then try to avoid flying in the afternoon when prices are $532 on average. Flights to Cairns from Shanghai in the afternoon are generally more expensive because this time of day is more convenient for travellers’ schedules.

Historically, on average around 10% of flights between Shanghai and Cairns have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 124 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Shanghai Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 3% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.